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Resource|March 9, 2020

Our monthly board documents are designed to help you educate your board on the most pressing issues and trends impacting physician practices. The PowerPoint decks available below include talking points in each notes section, so you can easily insert them into your next presentation to review with your board.

Please note: these materials are provided for use with internal audiences within your organization; any use of these slides outside of your organization must be cleared by the Advisory Board—if you are interested in obtaining this permission, please contact your dedicated advisor.

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Putting Access in Physician Terms

December 2019

Oftentimes, when medical group leaders talk to physicians about patient access, physicians hear “more work and less control.” Rather than talk to physicians about “access,” appeal to their clinical and business interests. Use these slides to socialize access expansion with your physicians and win their support for your group’s access goals.

The Case for Shared Decision Making

April 2018

Patients increasingly want to play a more active role in their health care decisions. In fact, over 80% of patients believe it is highly important for their physician to always involve them in decisions about their treatment. With consumerism giving patients more choice in provider than ever before, it is critical that medical groups deliver on this growing demand for shared decision making. Review these slides with the physicians in your practice to help them understand why shared decision making is important and demonstrate some Advisory Board shared decision making tools they can use in their patient visits.

Why Physicians Should Talk to Patients About Cost

January 2018

As deductibles rise, patients are asking more questions about the cost of treatment. Many physicians believe talking to patients about cost will strain the doctor-patient relationship, but 80% of patients think physicians should discuss treatment costs with them in advance. Review these slides with the physicians in your practice to help them understand their role in financial conversations with patients, and how talking about cost can ultimately support improved patient outcomes.

February 2020

Introduction to Board Service

August 2019

Help new board members understand the role and responsibilities of the board at an independent medical group. These ready-to-use slides also include tips for effective contribution to board meetings and resources to support ongoing board education.

Pulse Check on Group Culture

May 2019

Building a strong, integrated culture is an evergreen priority for physician executives. But it can be hard to talk to group stakeholders about culture when it feels so intangible. Use these slides to distill culture into actionable elements and pinpoint your group’s cultural strengths and opportunities for improvement.

October 2017

Practice aggregation in the independent medical group market is on the rise. Use these slides to review the strategic partnership landscape with your board and discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of partnering with a private equity firm or national practice company.

Unpacking Medicare's Chronic Care Management Codes

August 2018

What Outpatient Shift Might Mean for Your Business

June 2018

We are seeing an uptick in services shifting to outpatient settings. This can be both good and bad news for your medical group’s bottom line. Use these slides to learn which services are at the greatest risk and what market factors impact this shift so your board can appropriately respond to this trend.

Telehealth Update

March 2018

Telehealth is on the list of organizational priorities for many medical groups given its potential to deliver faster, less expensive, and more convenient care. However, an uncertain reimbursement outlook has made it difficult for many groups to know which telehealth services to prioritize. Use these slides to review the outlook for telehealth reimbursement in Medicare and to prompt discussion on how to focus your investments in telehealth to support group strategy.

A Primer on CMS’ Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Coding

June 2019

A Primer on Accountable Care Payment Models

February 2019

Use these slides to educate your physicians about the transition to value-based care with a brief review of new payment models including: pay-for-performance, shared risk, bundled payments, and capitation.

Pulse Check on Medicare Advantage

June 2017

The GOP has indicated on several occasions their support for Medicare Advantage and its growth. This commitment is further underscored by the recent release of MA payment rates, which will increase MA revenue by 2.95% in 2018. Help your group understand the current state of the MA market.

Evaluating Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Participation

April 2017

With MSSP application deadlines for 2018 quickly approaching, these slides help groups evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of participating in each of the four tracks within MSSP, particularly for physician-only ACOs.

CMS’s Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Program

Updated August 2016

Find out what CPC+ is, how it compares to CMS’s previous Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative (CPCI) program, and some of the key implications for independent medical groups seeking to get involved in the model.

Key Program Attributes of the Next Generation ACO Model

May 2015

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